Gas-producer.



7 No. 873,037. PATENTVED DEC, 10, 1907.

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0. GAMER. GAS PRODUCER. A PPLIOATION FILED MAY 24, 1907.

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I 0 GAMER. I GAS PRODUCER. APPLICATION FILED KAY 24,1907.

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CHARLES GAMER, or roar wonrn, TEXAS.

GAS-PRODUCER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee-10, 1.907.

Application filed May 24. 1907- Serial 1T0. 375,393.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, CHARLES GAMER, a citizenof the United States, residing at Fort Worth, in the county of Tarrantand State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGas-Producers, of which the following is a specification.

This-invention relates to an apparatus for producing gas andparticularly to ap )aratus or producing gas from lignite or 0t or gasproducing material, and the object is to provide inexpensive apparatuswhich is simple in construction and operation and to rovide apparatus ofthe kind for the use of in ividual enterprises whether large or small.Apparatus may be prepared for furnishing gas to be used for drivingsmall motors, thus making it practical fora small factory to manufactureits own gas. Apparatus may also be made for prdducing gas for a city orseveral manufacturing establishments or machine shcgps.

ther objects and advantages will be fully explained in the followingdescription and the invention. will be more particularly pointed out inthe claims. 1

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisapplication and specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is an elevation ofthe apparatus, looking at the left side of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a verticalsection of the furnace and the gas cleaners. Fig. 4 is a plan view ofthe lower shifting grate. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the casing for thegrate shifting racks.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate corresponding partsthroughout the several views.

This apparatus is provided with a furnace 1 which 18 lined with firebrick 2. T he. furnace is provided with a chute 3 and a ho per 4 forfeeding lignite to the furnace. hen lignite is not beingpfed to thefurnace, the chute 3 is closed by a rotary valve 5 which may be operatedby a crank or handle 6. For the purpose of clearing the clinlrers whichform near the bottom or lower part of the combustion chamber, shiftinggrates 7 and 8 are rovided. The upper grate 7 has a cuttin e go 9. Thelower grate 8 stands norma ly within the furnace to support the'material during combustion, but may be withdrawn tolet the ashesfall tothe ash box 11. For the purpose of shifting the grates 7 and 8 thegrates are provided with racks 10 and 12 which may be formed integralwith the grates 7 and 8 respectively. A casing 13 is attached to theside of the furnace and communicates or opens into the furnace. Thegrates 7 and 8 can be withdrawn from the furnace within the casing 13.The racks 10 and 12 are moved by pinions 14 and 15 which are providedwith shafts 16 and 17. A casing 18 for the inions 14 and 15 and racks 10and 12 is attac ed to the casing 13. The shafts 16 and 17 are journaledin the sides of the casin 18. Any suitable handle or crank may be usedto turn the shafts 16 and 17. For the purpose of breaking clinkers fromthe side or from the brick lining 2, a scraper 19 is rovided. Thescraper has a number of lades or arms which are or may bG-fOI'IIlEdintegral with the body 19 thereof. The two blades 20 which are on theside of the furnace adjacent to the casing 13 are far enough a art toreceive the racks 10 and 12 and the b ades all operate on the outsideof'the grates, that is, between the grates and the lining 2. The scraperis elevated and lowered by racks 21 which may be formed integral withthe body portion 19. The racks21 are driven by pinions 22 and thepinions 22 are driven'by the shaft 23. be run up whenever it isnecessary to clear the lining 2 of clinkers.

The gas escapes from the furnace 1. through a box 24 which is attachedto and communicates with the furnace. The gas passes from the box 24 bya circuitous course through a series of cylinders 25, 26, 27,28, 29, 30,and 31.

Cylinders 25 and26 communicate through a.

box 32. Cylinders 26 and 27 communicate through a box 33. communicatethrough a box 34:. Cylinders 28 and 2,9 communicate through a box 35.Cylinders 29 and 30 communicate through a' box,.36. Cylinders 30 and 31communicate through a box 37. The boxes 33, 35, and 37 have openings 38which are closed by covers 39. The covers 39 are held on l yyokes 40which engage lugs formed on the sides of the boxes and by hand bolts 12which screw through the yokes 4:0 and'press on the covers 39. The upperboxes and the lower'boxes and the cylinders are held in operativerelation by rods .3 which engage lugs 44 formed on the boxes. As theproductsof combustion passfrom the furnace, they are made to go througha circuitous The blades of the scraper may Cylinders 27 and 28 course inthe cylinders and each cylinder is provided 'Wl'tll series of se)arators in order to separate the gas lrom t e tar and other products.In cylinders to inclusive the separators are horizontally disposed andeach separator is somewhat more than a half dish. The separators cause achange of direction of the course of the at each separator. be depositedor arrested on the separators and t is will pass on through thecylinders. The tar, when separated from the gas, will drip down from theseparators and escape from the cylinders into the lower boxes and thenthrough the pipes 46 and under the surface of Water in the box 47 Avariation. in the form of the separators is shown in Fig. 3, cylinder31. A spiral conveyor 47 serves separatewhat tar is left in the gas. Thefrom the cylinder 31 passes throughthc pipes and 49 to thetrough or box47. he collected. in the storage cylinder 0 to be distrilmted to themotor to be used. 1: your, pipe is connecteo with the cylinder Thespiral conveyor a? in cylinder 31 l permit the gas escape in largervolumes or articles than would escape from cylinders saying theseparators 45. The

. aters 45 are on a rod. and can be rei Wed.

The operation has already been described. 'llhc vertically arrangedcylinders receive the products of the combustion and separate the fromthe tar and other matter and the tar is collected in a trough or box.The lower grate stands normally in the furnace. The upper grate may berun in as often as necesto break oil the clinlrers that form. nearbotttom ol the furnace. When the iers form on. the side of thebriclrlining, scraper may be run by the racks and to scrape the clinl rs fromthe brick. he blades of the scrap a run in the notches m. t periphery ofthe. grate. The grate l i the blades and rests on the port red. on thefurnace. Guides 'nrovided for the scraper and attached to the i'urnaceWall.

Provision made for supplying Water to the cylinders through which theproducts of combustion are passing. A pipe 54 is con nected. to the box33. Nater may be introd with the pipe into box 33. As the moisture tosome extent and the m a lmneihcial effect the so Md in cousin a flow ofThis action will cause the tar to.

t-er runs or drops down through the cylino'crs and 271, the will becomecharged a smear Coke, lignite, or other gas producing mate rial may beburned in the furnace.

Suthcient drai t is created in'the furnace to furnish air forcombustion. purposes by the engine which takes the gas from the tank 50.The removal of the gas from the tank tends to create a vacuum in thechambers 25 to 31 inclusive and also in the furnace. The air will betaken through. the lurnacc doors and the-furnace needs no other meansfor providing air for combustion purposes. The actual use of theproducer herein shown demonstrates that the air supply is amplysufficient.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let tors Patent, is,

l. A gas producer comprising a furface for the combustion of lignite, aseries of vertically arranged. cylinders having communication With saidl'urnace, removable separators horizontally disposed in said cylinders,boxes, each box forming a connection of one cylinder with the nextcylinder in succession, drain pipes connected to the boxes at the lowerends of said cylinders, and means for collecting the gas fordistribution.

2. A gas producer comprising a furnace for the combustion of lignite, aseries of vertically arranged cylinders having communication with saidfurnace, removable separators mounted in said cylinders, connectingboxes, each box connecting one cylinder with the next cylinder insuccession, rods engaging lugs on said boxes and holding said boxes andcylinders in operative relation, drain pipes connected. to the boxes atthe bottom of said. cylinders, a box containing Water for immersing theends of said drain pipes, and means for collecting the gas.

I 3. A gas producer comprising a receptacle for the combustion of gasproducing material, a series of vertically arranged cylinders, a seriesof boxes at the upper and lower ends of said cylinders, each boxconnecting a cylinder with the next cylinder in succession, a rodrunning through each cylinder, separators mounted on said rods andforming a circuitous passage through said cylinders, drain pipesconnected to boxes at the lower ends of said cylinders, and means forcollecting the gas.

thopresence of tivo Witnesses-,this 1"Tthda y of May, 1907. r CHAS.GAMER. Witnesses:

A. L; JACKSON,

E. J. Lonxowsxr.

In testimony hereblfll set my hand in

